Lahat ng ito ay natupad sa panukala ng Diyos. Sabi ng mga Christians sa prayer nila sa time na persecuted sila, “…for truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place” (Acts 4:27-28). Sabi naman ni Pedro sa preaching niya during the Day of Pentecost, “This Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men (2:23).

“…to make the word of God fully known, the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me” (Col 1:25-29).

And at times nagiging threatening sa atin ang power and influence ng mga unbelievers. Pero it must not stop us doing God’s work in our life and in our church. Bakit? Kasi we know the ending. “Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power” (1 Cor. 15:24). “…at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Phil. 2:10-11).

We don’t really have any reason to stop doing his work. Hindi pwedeng saka na, hindi pwedeng mamaya na. Dapat ngayon na. Bakit? Because grace is available to us. Joy is waiting for us at the end. When we do his work to the end, we get the joy, God gets the glory. Forever.